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[senco-forum] skimming and scanning

John Bergin bigjohn at bergieboy.demon.co.uk
Wed Sep 27 16:20:32 BST 2006

Article: [senco-forum] skimming and scanning

>>>any other books to recommend <<<
>>>or better still any techniques/activities <<<

 I discovered these at a Dyslexia Conference in June, Janet....
You might like a look...

Ann Arbor catalogue in UK....
( www.annarbor.co.uk )
"High Noon Reading Fluency"
Betty Lou Kratoville.
USA of course.
quote: "Building Rate and Accuracy in Reading" end quote.

x4 Levels...a thro' d with timings chart at wpm and quesies to look
for in text. Reassuringly old fashioned yet with that American twist
of measurement that some kiddies like...

Find it v useful one-to-one. I told one little lassie it needed
a Californian accent to work really well... one v worried
girl most seriously explained that she could only "do"
a Geordie accent alternatively to her normal! 

John, retired




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